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Dec 183 min read
Project Pothole homes in on carbon and longevity
Project Pothole is part of the Live Labs 2 research programme, focussed on decarbonising local highway infrastructure and funded by the...
Dec 112 min read
Port of Liverpool: UK’s largest roof-mounted solar system under construction
Work to install 63,000 solar panels across 26 buildings is well underway at the Port of Liverpool, with panels already in place on the...
Dec 53 min read
Let’s talk resilience
Last week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the regulator for Britain’s railways and England’s strategic road network, published a...
Nov 273 min read
Skills shortages: can we avert a crisis?
There was good news this week from construction data company Glenigan, which predicts growth in most sectors, adding up to 8% growth in...
Nov 212 min read
“It’s a heartache” – Rod Stewart on potholes
Image credit: Rod Stewart instagram Last week veteran crooner Sir Rod Stewart put potholes in the news again, with concerns over the...
Nov 143 min read
CBAM! Stopping carbon leakage
As part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ headline-making budget last month, the Government published its response to a consultation on the...
Nov 73 min read
Better managed roadworks
A recently published survey of road users showed that, while 71% are satisfied overall with the strategic road network, only 49% were...
Oct 233 min read
Why investing in local road maintenance makes economic sense
One pound spent on local road maintenance leads to a return of up to £5, or maybe even more, when all socioeconomic benefits are taken...
Oct 163 min read
Road to net zero: signposts needed
Although 90% of local authorities in England and Wales have set net zero carbon target dates - with over half aiming for 2030 – only 11%...
Oct 103 min read
Permanent pothole repairs please
This week started with more bad pothole news and calls for Government action. The AA reported that callouts to vehicles damaged by...
Oct 33 min read
Cutting carbon emissions: what about Scope 3?
This week, Costain announced that it has been trialling a carbon tracker, developed to collect carbon emission data from its supply...
Sep 262 min read
National Highways’ trial of GiPave with 40% RAP
What if we could cut the carbon emissions associated with a road surface by reducing the carbon footprint of the material itself and by...
Sep 192 min read
National Pothole Prevention Week
Monday saw the launch of the first ever National Pothole Prevention Week, a new campaign from the Road Surface Treatment Association...
Sep 113 min read
Devolution and denser cities will drive decarbonisation, says report
A report published yesterday [10 September] by think tank Centre for Cities calls for greater devolution for the UK’s cities so that...
Sep 61 min read
Curzon Ashton FC sponsor
Thermal Road Repairs are thrilled to be sponsoring the junior team at Curzon Ashton FC, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester....
Sep 53 min read
Shipping giant Maersk says green fuel is in short supply
Maersk is fuelling ships on low carbon fuel
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